How Montana Rifle Hunters Survive Grizzly Encounters During Elk Season
Late October is the most dangerous time of year to be a rifle hunter in grizzly country. Elk gut piles dot the backcountry. The smell of blood carries for miles. Grizzlies are packing on calories before denning, actively hunting any caloric shortcut they can find — and hunters, bent under heavy packs and fighting exhaustion,…
